Reproductive Physiological Phenomena

This link is to the Marion County Public Health Department's comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) report on maternal, infant, and young child (0-4 years of age) health. For the complete CHA report (all age groups), please refer to http://marionhealth.org/mcphd-community-health-assessment-2014/ instead of the above link.

This document provides information and data on demographics, health, economy, and the social and physical environment of Marion County.

A report to the Community regarding the Marion County Public Health Department delivering on all of the ten essential services of public health. These services are: monitoring health, diagnosing and investigating health hazards, informing and educating about health issues, mobilizing partnerships, developing health policies, enforcing environmental laws, access to care, assuring a competent public health workforce, evaluating health services, and researching public health concerns.

Medicaid Births in Marion County, by zip code, ranged from 16.8% in 46220 to 83.1% in 46241 during 2017 (DR4013).

The adolescent pregnancy rate has decreased from 2012 to 2017 in Marion County. Hispanic teens have the highest rates, followed by Black non-Hispanic female teens. From 2016 to 2017, the adolescent pregnancy rate decreased for all races, but increased for Hispanic adolescents (DR3841).

Neonatal and infant mortality rates among racial/ethnic minority residents were higher than among White residents of Marion County during 2016 and 2017. Black residents carried the highest burden of disease with rates more than twice that of White residents (DR3737).

The maternal smoking rate among Marion County residents was highest among whites, followed by black and Hispanic residents (DR3484).